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He:
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Hey, what's up?
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She:
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As usual. Writing. Or you could say
trying to write
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He:
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Good
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She:
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Nah, it's not coming out that well.
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He:
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Why is that?
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She:
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Well, what I am working on is not
really my forte. Trying to push myself though.
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He:
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Don’t worry. You'll do well
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She:
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I hope so
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He:
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If you want I can give you my
opinion about it. Send it across
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She:
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No, it's okay. I will be fine.
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He:
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Come on. I will give an honest
opinion
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She:
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I know that. But I don’t really need
it right now
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He:
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Don’t tell me you are scared of
being judged
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She:
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If I feared being judged, I wouldn’t
have been a writer. Being a writer is putting your innermost thoughts out on
display. You are supported, loved and applauded for what you write. But you
are also mocked, ridiculed and scoffed for what you write. When we write, we
cut our hearts open and let our voices dance on paper.
Sometimes when we write about our
tragedies, we bleed through those tragedies again, at times we feel relieved but
then we also feel disgusted at our own selves because it also makes us think
that we are selling our pain. There are times when we cheat ourselves by
writing about our lives under the garb of fictional characters. And sit back
and see whether readers get moved by our tragedies or laugh at our
idiosyncrasies.
The lives and sometimes even character
of writers are perceived to be similar to what they have written. If that’s
not called being judged, then what is?
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He:
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And yet you choose to write?
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She:
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Yes. Because writing is not a choice for us. It's
a way of life.
This post is written as a part of April A to Z Challenge - 2015
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Saturday, 11 April 2015
J - Judged
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What you wrote about writers holds so true..! You really know well to play with words Jyotsna..
ReplyDeleteCheers
Thank you so much Geetika. Glad you could relate to this :)
DeleteSpot on about the writers being judged and they sharing a bits and pieces of their lives through fictional characters!
ReplyDeleteThank you Shilpa Ma'am :)
Deletewow! perfectly penned a writer's life!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nibha :)
DeletePerfecto.. Writing isn't a choice.. it's just us :) Cheers!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't help sharing a haiku I had written on the same lines:
https://embarkwithmythoughts.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/haiku-the-soul-in-writing/
Yup. It sure is :)
Delete"...even character of writers are perceived to be similar to what they have written" You scare me with this statement.If it be so,nobody would write stories of wickedness,deception and evil thoughts.Writers write what they see and hear.If they start writing to please,they can never please themselves.We are judged on all things.Why bother about writing alone?
ReplyDeleteI agree we are all judged all the time. But as writers we express emotions which people don't really talk about - like you mentioned about wickedness etc. Sometimes, if I have written some sad pieces back to back, people do really question if everything is all right.
DeleteThis holds true with writers. Writing about our thoughts in the pretext of fictional characters. We are being judged every day. And writing does gives us a sense a relief too. it is indeed a way of life :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sushree. I know a lot of writers would related to this :)
DeleteVery true for all the writers I suppose :-)
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